50 Powerful Hurricane Sandy Photos

Hurricane Sandy destroyed and took lives as it pummeled through the East Coast last week. Leaving hundreds of thousands powerless and homeless, Sandy was one of the worst storms to ever hit the NJ/NYC area. Tourist attractions that once stood tall, like Seaside Heights' rides and Coney Island are now distant and somewhat painful memories. Families that were evacuated don't have a home to go back to and others are left in the dark as many companies, organizations, and volunteers work around the clock to try and restore as much as they can, with what is left from Sandy.
Check out this compilation of the most powerful Sandy pics

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What's left of the "Jersey Shore"

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Trees fell and damaged anything in their path

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Famous boardwalk attractions scattered about

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Ariel view of the damage done to beach towns across NJ

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Trees brought the grass and ground with them when they fell

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Atlantic City Casinos and boardwalk, whats left of it

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Seaside Height's Rollercoaster

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What's left of the amusement park at Seaside Heights, NJ

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Boardwalk in Asbury Park, NJ

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Powerlines falling left and right, left many towns still without power

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Gas lines were miles long causing the Odd/Even rule to be put into effect.

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Sand left the beach and covered town streets

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An example of what's left of the Boardwalks throughout New Jersey and NY

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Cuba was also hit extremely bad as well

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Towns were left with few houses standing

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Docked boats in piers have compiled on top of eachother after Sandy

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Many left powerless were forced to find any form of power source to plug their phones

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A 7 o'clock curfew was implemented in many NJ towns because of the lack of power

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A torn USA flag still stands in tall in Far Rockaway, NY

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People stood in lines for hours for gas

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Businesses that once stood on the boardwalk are covered in sand now

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Towns were left underwater after Sandy

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The army not only patrolled but help hand out food, supplies, and blankets

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Atlantic City Bridge underwater

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Manhattan was flooded with water causing trains to stop working

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President Obama met with Governor Christie as he toured NJ to see the amount of damage Hurricane Sandy caused

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Winds past 75mph left many houses that were standing like this

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People in Far Rockaway, waiting in mile long lines to get warm blankets and food from Fema and other organizations

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NJ Transit was suspended until recently because of debris covering the tracks

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Water filled, poweless streets

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The US Army came in to assist families and towns, working to get things back in order

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Houses half or fully underwater

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Powerlines needed to be free before power could resume in all areas

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Self made signs can be seen throughout towns trying to scare looters away

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The aftermath of Sandy was water filled streets

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Sandy's wind power cause extremly high waves

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Coney Island and Seaside Heights are left with no rides really standing

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This is the view many were left with as thousands are still without power